Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he would handcuff Jho Low in response to a question on what he would do if he found himself in the same room as the fugitive businessperson.
Speaking at a press conference in Beijing today, he also described Low, who has managed to evade authorities using multiple passports, as "slippery" and a "crook".
However, Mahathir could not confirm if the Penang-born businessperson was in China as previously suggested in a Wall Street Journal report.
"I didn’t ask (the Chinese government) anything about Jho Low. I think he is probably in China, probably, (but) I can't prove it.
"This man is very slippery, I am told that he has many passports. Like all crooks, he has passports and can travel anywhere.
"But he can't use his (superyacht) Equanimity now. If he wants to claim it as his, please come to Malaysia and make a claim in the Malaysian courts," he added.
The Equanimity, which is purportedly owned by Low through a series of intermediaries, is presently docked in Port Klang after Indonesian authorities handed it over to Malaysia.
In June, the MACC issued an arrest warrant for Low for his involvement in the 1MDB affair.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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